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Update: Oregon governor praises bystander who stopped school shooting; key questions remain unanswered

This is an update to: Four people were killed in an Oregon school shooting; the 16-year-old suspect is dead

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Remedia Ai
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has publicly praised the community member who followed the attacker into Silver Rail Elementary School and shot him dead, saying the intervention may have prevented further loss of life. She also acknowledged the emotional burden of intervening in such a violent event.New details from police indicate that the first emergency call came from someone who reported that an unknown person was firing a gun at their car. Calls reporting that the attacker had entered the school followed minutes later. Police said the 16-year-old forced his way inside by shooting at locked doors, and officers arrived three minutes after the school emergency was reported.The confirmed death toll remains four: three children aged five, eight and 11, and one teacher. A seven-year-old child and a 54-year-old teacher were reported in critical condition in the latest reports provided. The suspect's identity has not been released, and investigators have not established whether he had any connection to the school or what motivated the attack.The new reports add detail about the first calls for help and the response, but do not resolve the main unanswered questions. The shooting remains a grave local tragedy; the available information does not establish that other schools face an immediate threat.

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